#bergen_county

"I think you should have twisted the knife as that rapist want to be tried to back out of it" She says "But you meann as a candidate?"

"Yes." dry.

"I like her... not sure if she'd be a pooka or a clurichaun, but frankly sounds ike she would be better off running aways a kithain than living her life with psycholoically abusive and controlling parents as a mortal. That's IF the lantern souls see her as a target. They might go for her parennts for all we know, but she doesn't seem banal, especially given the trauma of tonight. She's showinng.. resilience"

"She is." thoughtfully "I wish I'd asked if the souls would -return- to the lantern if they do not find someone suitable.

"I think they just die, dear. Remember that line about how to destroy them? "

He doesn't like that....

"I refuse to believe they'd not 'settle' out of some sennse of survival though" She nods "what of Nolon? We havenn't met him, but he sounds like your kind of trouble maker"

"Oh, through his sister's lens yes. Did you hear her admit a debt?"

"I may have missed that. Mm oh, how he's a distraction for her?"

"How she owed us."

"Oh that..." A nod "yes, I suppose she does. YOu fear too seelie?"

"Because a debt could work in our favor"

"Mmph." really, he dislikes being uncertain in matters like this "She's neither, at the moment."

"Well, she's about to come back. Should we accompanny her home, call her brother and tell hiim his sister needs him and see how he responds, or what? "

His eye lights. "Oh! That is... Dearest, I have an idea. Play along?" as Audrey approaches.

"Sure thing, Benji" A smile

Audrey returns "Sorry about the delay." A blush

"Not at all!"

"My dear, we've an appointment but cannot bring ourselves to leave you this way. Do you think your brother might be prevailed upon to join us? And see you safely home? Or is it a bridge too far for him?"

Audrey bites her lip "Not sure how to tell him 'hi, bro, I was nearly raped' but at the same time, I would.. yeah.. I HOPE he'd come if I asked?"

"No need to go into details. Simply ask him to come pick you up. You've had a minor inconvenience and are without transportation or fare." smoothly.

She pulls out a phone, and texts. "if he's with some bimbo I may get told to uber" Dryly

"If he's with some bimbo he may give said bimbo an uber" CC/Ceciliy says

"A failing of the sex." Benji agrees.

Audrey texts more, then rolls her eyes, texts HARDER... thenn finally "He's on his way. Whiney butt"

It would appear despie her protests about her brother being the bad boy, she has influence enough to bully him

"That is good." Grandpa pats her hand in an avuncular way.

Audrey smiles

And shortly, a motorcycle pulls up, and a compact teenage boy with a sleevless leather jacket hops off. He actually has firm arm musculature for his age, though whether he's an athlee or just doing 'curls for girls' is hard to say. He pushes in and looks about, "Audrey? What the hell, did you forget to changge the oil?"

William looks at Callidora and nods. These are two.

And Audrey leans against heer brother, seeking support

Nolan grows connnfusedd "the hell?" but this time softer.. and he puts his arms about her

CC nods back

"There was... a small disturbance. Allow me....." and he introduces himself and CC under their assumed names.

"Coffee? We have cake as well....."

"Yeah, sure, uh, Ben, Ceciliy? Coffee.. I'm nnot a big cake person"

Nolan joins them "Look, what's this small disturbance?"

"Wait for the coffee, Nolan, these people helped me, you be nice to them" the sister insists

And Grandpa Benji is off for coffee.

And coffee is served

He returns with it, seats himself, and listens.

Nolan is pissed "... kill em"

Clearly CC has given some of the story

Audrey says "one of them maybe dead" She whispers "Mr Forthengale put a knife in him"

Nolon blinks, and stares at EBG with surprise, and.. respect

"An unfortunate accident. I slipped. Arthritis, you know."

Nolan smirks "Dude, you're like.. a COOL boomer, aren't you?"

CC chuckles "He has his moments"

"Younger than boomers but... thank you."

"Gen Xcellent" A smile on CC's lips